A few weeks ago, we stumbled onto one of the cooler modifications we’ve seen in a while. The happy crew of wide-eyed dreamers over at 8bitmiata.com put a quarter slot from an old arcade machine—possibly Galaga? Space Invaders? Michael Jackson’s Moonwalker?—so that by feeding the car a quarter, the engine starts. It still requires the […]
Archive | April, 2014
Best Way to Observe Earth Day? It’s Surprisingly Easy
Today is Earth Day, which is something of a conundrum for the modern world. Our phones, WiFi, office buildings and ice cream machines aren’t exactly made out of twigs and leaves, and the whole idea of a technologically advanced society is that we keep making things that would never occur naturally. Every year this day […]
NYIAS: Toyota Unveils the 2015 Camry with Many Improvements
Well bring out the prized ham, and swing by the store for a bottle of wine: we have a new family member to welcome. The 2015 Toyota Camry has been unveiled at the New York International Auto Show, along with enough digital images to show off its every surface and detail that we wouldn’t be […]
NYIAS: Scion Introduces 1.0 FR-S Race Series
Hold on, Earl! We’ve got a live one! The special-edition FR-S Release Series 1.0 that Scion just released at the New York International Auto Show aims to inject the muscled-out looks of racers like the Jaguar XKR-S GT with its flared front grille and more aggressively-curved fenders into the current FR-S. To wit, the 1.0 […]
April Dog of the Month: Charity, the Chihuahua Mix
We partner with local nonprofit Saving Grace NC because we admire the work they do in finding homes for neglected and unwanted animals, particularly dogs. Many people see dogs as a part-time endeavor, but the folks at Saving Grace take the care and attention that dogs need for a happy life quite seriously. For that […]